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Potty Training Potty Train Your Puppy In 4 Easy Steps
If there is one thing that all dog owners can relate to it is the experience of taking a puppy that has no clue about the proper area to use the bathroom in and then training him to be a responsible pet to use the bathroom in the appropriate place and at the appropriate times.
Housebreaking a dog is also the most common area where many dog owners initiate the wrong kinds of training protocols. It is this situation where people could use just a few common sense tips to get their dogs quickly introduced to the proper way to use the bathroom.
The first thing you need to keep in mind is that all animals have a natural instinct to avoid soiling the very place in which they sleep and eat. Of course brand new puppies may not get it right away, but it doesn't take long for them to realize that they do not want to urinate or create stools where they live and play.
Here are a few housebreaking tips that you can use today which will help get your puppy on his way to being properly trained when he has to use the bathroom:
1. When you wake up in the morning, avoid praising or greeting your puppy until he has used the bathroom. This will develop into a routine for him and once he realizes that he gets a lot of loving attention and praise after he uses the bathroom in the morning, this pattern will stick in his head and he will understand what to do in order to get what he wants, which is your praise!
2. When you start to bring your puppy outside or wherever it is you want him to use the bathroom at, stick to using just one command each time you lead him to the potty area. For example, I use the words "Go pee pee".
3. Whatever route you take when you leave him from the house to his potty area, use this same path every single time you take him to use the bathroom. This will help create a pattern so that he understands that it is time to go to the bathroom when you are walking him through the same route.
4. And of course, it should go without saying that you need to use a lot of praise and loving caresses when your puppy properly uses the bathroom in the designated area. You must help him associate housebreaking with a positive experience and showering him with love and affection is the right way to do it.
BONUS : Practical Potty Training For Puppies (1): The Secret Is In The Schedule
Mark and Sandra Richardson just adopted a 5-month-old black Golden Retriever puppy from the local rescue group. The group informed Mark and his wife that the dog was already housetrained. But the couple quickly learned otherwise.
When we drove up to our house, my wife took the dog directly to the backyard to relieve himself, Mark says, He sniffed around, urinated a little and then wanted to play, so my wife brought him in the house. Within 5 minutes he had urinated again and before we could get him back outside, he pooped!
Although many puppy owners have difficulties teaching housetraining skills, it really doesn't have to be a difficult process. Housetraining is the process by which you teach your dog to eliminate when you want it to and where you want to and to refrain from eliminating at any other time or place.
Sounds simple? Actually, it can be, and it is so long as you stick with the tried and true basics of approach. Housetraining does not have to be frustrating or overwhelming.
Start With A Schedule
Dogs are creatures of habit and a schedule will help your puppy develop good housetraining skills much more quickly. You can establish a schedule that takes your own needs into account as long as you realize that almost all puppies and older dogs will need to relieve themselves when they first wake up after a night's sleep or a nap, after they eat or drink, and after playtime.
An 8 to 12 week-old puppy may need to go outside when first waking up in the morning, after eating breakfast, after playing at mid-morning, then again at about noon. If the puppy naps, it will have to go out when it wakes up, then again at mid-afternoon. A schedule like this should continue all day.
As the puppy grows and matures, it will develop more bowel and bladder control, and you can increase the length of the intervals between trips outside. However, increase this time between potty trips gradually. You want to set your dog up for success (no accidents), not failure.
By 8 to 9 months of age, a dog that has been housetrained using a consistent, realistic schedule will need to go outside first thing in the morning, at noon, later in the afternoon, after dinner and before bedtime.
However, keep in mind that all dogs, no matter what their age, have their own unique needs. Some will have to go outside more often; others will be able to hold it longer. During the housetraining process, you'll need to learn your own dog's particular needs, strengths, and weaknesses.
Mark and Sandra Richardson just adopted a 5-month-old black Golden Retriever puppy from the local rescue group. The group informed Mark and his wife that the dog was already housetrained. But the couple quickly learned otherwise.
When we drove up to our house, my wife took the dog directly to the backyard to relieve himself, Mark says, He sniffed around, urinated a little and then wanted to play, so my wife brought him in the house. Within 5 minutes he had urinated again and before we could get him back outside, he pooped!
Although many puppy owners have difficulties teaching housetraining skills, it really doesn't have to be a difficult process. Housetraining is the process by which you teach your dog to eliminate when you want it to and where you want to and to refrain from eliminating at any other time or place.
Sounds simple? Actually, it can be, and it is so long as you stick with the tried and true basics of approach. Housetraining does not have to be frustrating or overwhelming.
Start With A Schedule
Dogs are creatures of habit and a schedule will help your puppy develop good housetraining skills much more quickly. You can establish a schedule that takes your own needs into account as long as you realize that almost all puppies and older dogs will need to relieve themselves when they first wake up after a night's sleep or a nap, after they eat or drink, and after playtime.
An 8 to 12 week-old puppy may need to go outside when first waking up in the morning, after eating breakfast, after playing at mid-morning, then again at about noon. If the puppy naps, it will have to go out when it wakes up, then again at mid-afternoon. A schedule like this should continue all day.
As the puppy grows and matures, it will develop more bowel and bladder control, and you can increase the length of the intervals between trips outside. However, increase this time between potty trips gradually. You want to set your dog up for success (no accidents), not failure.
By 8 to 9 months of age, a dog that has been housetrained using a consistent, realistic schedule will need to go outside first thing in the morning, at noon, later in the afternoon, after dinner and before bedtime.
However, keep in mind that all dogs, no matter what their age, have their own unique needs. Some will have to go outside more often; others will be able to hold it longer. During the housetraining process, you'll need to learn your own dog's particular needs, strengths, and weaknesses.
